JohnE McCray said after his round that he didn't come to Kansas for second place.

None of the nearly 900 players in Emporia this week for the 2024 PDGA Masters Disc Golf World Championships did.

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But that number has been cut and Championship Saturday has arrived with a few things locked up and quite a few things left to be settled with the semifinals and finals left to go.

McCray scorched Champion's Landing to the tune of a 7-under, 1037-rated round on Friday to build a 5-stroke lead heading into Saturday. MP50 was one of 10 divisions where a new leader emerged after four rounds of regulation.

Joe Rovere's lead dropped one stroke — to eight — in MP40 and Ohn Scoggins enters Saturday with a commanding 17-strokes lead in FP40. Rovere is eyeing a three-peat and Scoggins a four-peat at Masters Worlds.

Friday started with the first crowing of a 2024 PDGA World Champion — Pete May in MP80, who collected his 15th overall PDGA Major title.

Here's a look around Masters Worlds entering the semifinals:

• MP60 continues to be a battle with Dean Tannock reclaiming the top spot and a one-stroke lead over Tim Keith, who is also chasing his fourth-straight World title.
• Defending MP70 champion Randy Beers took a one-stroke lead.
• FA40 has its third leader of the week in Alicia Carr.
• Janice Jones reclaimed the FP65 lead by one stroke over Laura Cloyes-Chupa. The top four are separated by two strokes.